Crew rescued, but tender is in tough spot
The fish tender St. Joseph, beached between Cape Suckling and Cape Yakataga. A Coast Guard helicopter safely hoisted the five-member crew Friday night after the vessel lost steering in 20-foot seas 52 miles southeast of Cordova. The abandoned boat then went aground. "We are working diligently with the owner of the vessel to develop salvage and response plans to recover the St. Joesph from the beach," said Lt. Doreen
McCarthy, command duty officer of Marine Safety Unit Valdez. "At this time there
is no reported pollution." State records list the owner as Jeff Schock of Everett, Wash. Copper River Seafoods photo via USCG
The fish tender St. Joseph, beached between Cape Suckling and Cape Yakataga. A Coast Guard helicopter safely hoisted the five-member crew Friday night after the vessel lost steering in 20-foot seas 52 miles southeast of Cordova. The abandoned boat then went aground. "We are working diligently with the owner of the vessel to develop salvage and response plans to recover the St. Joesph from the beach," said Lt. Doreen
McCarthy, command duty officer of Marine Safety Unit Valdez. "At this time there
is no reported pollution." State records list the owner as Jeff Schock of Everett, Wash. Copper River Seafoods photo via USCG
How sad, the little car died.
ReplyDeleteAgree, it's always sad to see a wood boat go it's even worse when it takes a vw bug with it.
ReplyDeleteyou aholes should be happy everyone walked away safely, not making jokes about the car
ReplyDeleteKind of surprised to come across this… I have off loaded fish on this boat several times… sorry to see her condition… Glad the crew is safe. Just shocked.
ReplyDeleteYOU DA' AHOLE.
ReplyDeleteI joked about the car partly BECAUSE everyone got off safely. For your info, I have been in plenty of at sea scrapes that I should'nt have survived. I've saved lives. Furthermore, this boat should probably not have been a news story if the skipper had the "right stuff".
If you don't find some humor in seeing a car grounded next to a boat grounded you haven't been around fishing long enough to call anyone names on a fishing bloggerony site.
And that my friends, is a flounder to the face.
at anonymous from 9:47ive been fishing my whole life, ive survived shit i shouldnt have, ive saved lifes,dont know who you are and i dont give a shit, ive lost friends and family in this buisness, i just dont like it when people turn something like this into a joke. to many people have died from not paying attention to situations like this, instead aholes like you turn it into a joke and noone learns from what went wrong to get them into this situation and what went right that kept them alive
ReplyDeleteand if you cant see why im affended by you comments then i hope to god your not running a boat
From 9:47 to 11:32,
ReplyDeleteI've been running MY boats for DECADES, without incident, and you are obviously too stupid to run a rubber boat in a pond. I've instructed Coast Guard in emergency procedure and equipment handling. If you think that mariners learn safety precaution and procedure from a picture, stay away from the water. Helicopter operations are expensive and dangerous. Stay on land and keep on texting with your thumb blogging slaughter of the english language.
Don't you just love it when these guys bash each other? Are they too cowardly to give their real identity? It's ok to say horrible things on the blog because there is no accountability for what is said. And because of that, no one, not a single soul, should pay any attention to what is said.
ReplyDeleteBut you do, and anonomously at that. The irony, calling yourself a coward. Now that IS funny.
ReplyDeleteDo you pee into the wind? Just asking, not needing an answer.
Last post...Priceless! No kidding, what fool accuses others of what he's guilty of? Well, plenty in the fish business. To the destroyer of the English language, don't be too offended. Many of us fish because we lack the skills necessary for shore side success. Keep in mind many of us have lost friends or family at sea. It does not give you any more credibility as a fisherman. We've all "seen shit" and we are all lucky to have "survived shit” Not fair claiming the skipper didn’t have the “right stuff” That is unless you are referring to some faulty equipment. I’m sure he did all he could to keep the boat off the beach. Spend enough time on the water and you’re bound to make a mistake or be out of position when the weather changes moods. Too bad the little bug died. The more I look at it the funnier this picture is!
ReplyDeleteThank you voice of reason and "getting it".
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anonymous 11:32
ReplyDeletei never said people would learn from this picture i said people COULD learn from this incedent, as well as any other incedents that happen. but if you continue making jokes about this then thats what it becomes and nobody pays attention to the important things like what went wrong,and what went right.ive already explained this to you and it seems your to stupid to understand. and since you said i couldnt run a rubber boat in a pond i should point out that ive been running boats for a long time everywhere from the coast of washington to the pribs safely and succesfully
Trolls trolls! All I see is trolls everywhere!!!
ReplyDeleteAlright, I'll spell it out for you.
ReplyDelete1. The car is the same colors as the Joe.
2. They're both oriented in the same direction.
3. They're both on their port sides.
4. Everyone got away safely.
5. You need to lighten up.
9:47
at 7:30
ReplyDeletei should not called you guys aholes
but i should take any of these situations serious and that the first thoughts should be about safty not what kinda jokes you can make
you need to get a little more serious
Am I serious?
ReplyDeleteI'm a certified safety instructor, are you? Have you spent the time developing emergency plans, assembling emergency equipment and supplies, abandon ship bags, run drills, preventative plans, personal EPIRBS, rigid preventative maintenance schedules... I hope you do and wish you well.
Plenty serious at the right times.
9:47
10:00
ReplyDeleteglad to hear your serious we started off on the wrong foot partly cuz your joke and partly cuz my willing ness to say whats on my mind a little to much some times
imalso certified drill conducter, i have my crew aswell as myself take classes every year,we run monthly drills i have life jackets on board that all have 406 enalbed plbs for everyone. i also make sure everyone onboard is commfortable driving the boat incase someone falls over so any one is capeable of driving up on the man overboard and not just me cuz what if im the one overboard.
best of luck to you and try to spread you attitude of saftey
Maybe our dialogue will actually spur some to put together emergency plans whereas the photo would not necessarily have done so.
ReplyDeleteGood fishing to you.
9:47
I was not saying anything other than how unseemly it is for people to bash each other. I am not talking about the tender incident alone, but in general how the deck boss blog seems to accept attacks. Would you be willing to say the vicious things to each other in person. I think not. So why do it in a blog. Do you really think it is productive? Why would I provide my identity to just be abused by some of your hostility. I have spoken to many, many people who read the blog who feel the same way. And providing or not providing my name will not change the tone. It would just result in more personal and closer to home attacks. So, get smart and treat your fellow bloggers with respect. You might change minds.
ReplyDeleteShut up you idiot...jes kiddin'.
ReplyDeleteEveryone should be talking about the headlines of the story. The people on this boat are very good friends of mine.
ReplyDeleteAhoy maties...I know the captain of this poor boat and have known him for 35 years...He is a man of substance and courage...He battled it to the end until he was COMMANDED to leave his vessel in which Im sure all of you would have done the same...And of course he was the last one off....The weather won...He lost all power steering and was unable to correct in 25 to 30 foot swells....The pure tragedy of this is like most of these incidents all crew members lost a job and no one got paid...No life lost is the ultimate reward however livelihoods were in some cases lost...If you all want to put your heart in the right place try Donating some money to the captain of the St. Joseph...anybody interested just email me and I will assist in directing you to the captain and his wife.....mnb260@charter.net...Thanks and Bios con dios
ReplyDeleteI think I meant VIOS CON DIOS......sorry
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't he drop the anchors when he abandoned? Other than that the whole thing seems to have done well, and the photo IS funny. What IS the story on the car? I am going as anonymous as well, but saw the photo on the Woodenboat forum....
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